Disclaimer:
The main characters in the game, plus a whole lot of other people aren't my creations it's surprisingly Squaresofts idea and concept, and I'm borrowing some of Capcoms and SNK's and Namco's characters to later on and maybe now.
Authors note:
Hey guys if I'm doing something wrong then tell I can't fix what I don't know isn't that right, well I try to make it better in the meantime I mean come it was only my first fic give some time and I'll fix it I promise.
This chapter is mostly Selphies, the first part of the story with Quistis is in the end of the chapter with Selphie don't be confused you'll understand ^_^
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Pain! She couldn't feel her arm and there was a throbbing sensation in her leg that she could only define as unbearable. Still that pain wasn't anything compared to the pain in her heart and soul, she longed for some understanding and compassion, someone to hold her and love her.
For the moment it was the only pain she could truly feel.
And it wouldn't give her any rest even in her dreams her rival would come to her and haunt her with the accomplishment that she wasn't able to do and having the love of the man she only truly had ever loved.
There were voices there too whispering tauntings, hurting her soul showing her horrible things that would happen if she didn't let go she wanted to wake but she couldn't.
No please give him back! Please don't take him away from me Twisting and turning she felt something on her shoulders holding preventing her from turning away from the horror before her. Stop please stop! I'll let him go as long as you stop showing me this although it hurt Quistis more than she could bear she let go of the last hope of ever getting the chance of being the woman the Commander would hold in his firm an gentle embrace.
Inside Quistis felt heartstrucken and she could feel the tears building up inside, she felt dull and empty with no motivation what so ever to go on with life.
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"Wake up Quistis! Please wake up, your delirious" Selphie stood just an inch over Quistis twitching and turning body holding her friends shoulders with a firm grip and anxious look on her face. Quistis was lying on one the beds in the infirmary in small room, Selphie looked at her friend and started rocking her to wake her up, she couldn't stand the twisted grimace of sorrow her friend had. "Come on Quisty wake up no one will take him from you" in her concern she couldn't help wondering who him could be.
When Selphie and Xu had found Quistis she had lost a lot of blood and she was mumbling for herself, then she had fainted, Selphie and Xu had quickly carried her to the infirmary to Dr.Kadowaki.
The doctor had stated that she had lost a whole lot of blood and when Quistis would wake she would be confused and weak and that she should have someone near to her when she did wake up. So Selphie had stayed while Xu had run over to the ballroom to inform the Commander also known as Squall Leonheart and some other of Quistis's closest friends.
After some minutes the gang had arrived and wondering what was wrong with Quistis.
"Dammit doc I need to know what's wrong with her I can't do anything for to ease up the burden for her if I don't know what the problem is!" Squall exhaled in a worried pose and placing his hand on his forehead.
Rinoa and the others exclaimed that they too wanted to know. Zell shaking his fists in the air as if he could punch the problems away, Irvine stood by Selphie holding her hand squeezing it gently, while Rinoa was glued by Squall wrapping her arms around his waist.
Somberele, which was the doctor's first name, threw her hands up in the air.
"Guys I don't know what could have caused Quistis acting so irrational. She has lost a lot of blood, but she'll be fine if she rests and eat a lot meat." She paused. "Otherwise I don't know what's wrong with her!" she looked at the young peoples concerned faces and sighed "She needs to be awake before I can find out what's wrong with her" Somberele went over the room and sat down at her desk regarding some reports.
"Well I'm going to stay with her" Selphie sat down beside by Quistis holding her older friend hand and looking at her face with an upset look. "We all are " Squall said calmly while embracing Rinoa so his cheek touched her forehead, Rinoa leaned her head more to his side in mutual affection "Yes we are" she said taking her knights hands in hers instead of having her arms wrapped around him.
Somberele looked up from her desk and looked at them seriously. "Guys she won't wake up in couple of hours, and there is a prom here that you guys need to take care of as you ARE the guests of honor" The response was immediate.
She raised a hand as the others began arguing, commanding them so be silent. "It will be enough if one of you stayed and sit beside her should she wake up" Squall nodded unwillingly, he caressed Rinoas hair before speaking "She's right but that doesn't mean you have to like it, but she is right, do as she says" immediately the others began arguing,
Squall shoot one icy stare across the room "leave this room! That's an order… Dismissed" The hard tone Squall spook with had an authority that made the others automatically obey him.
Rinoa giggled "your a meany Squall" she said hitting him playfully on the arm, he gave her one his very rare public smiles and turned to the other " who is going to stay?"
Even before the question was fully spoken Selphie had risen to her feet, giving Squall a begging look "I found her and she's my best friend I can't force myself to have fun I just can't, that wouldn't me " The little girl shook her head.
She turned her eyes to the floor "please Squall?" she said with a whimpering voice.
Squall turned to face Irvine whose whole composure was a promise for violence if Squall was to say no to her. Squall sighed "You can stay, doctor can you inform us when she comes to it?" ignoring Selphies "Booyaaaka" he turned to leave "Are you guys coming?" with that he left.
The others followed Squall out of the infirmary, except for one.
Irvine stood by the petite girl in her yellow dress. Gently he wrapped his arms around her. Leaning his head forward beside her head and stopped right in parallel with her ear and whispered soft while stroking her hair. " Are you going to be aright darlin'?" She turned her head so she could face him and stare right into his bottomless eyes, she really loved him, if only he could be more predictable. Most of the time she couldn't comprehend him, except for the times when she was sad or they were on a mission, she looked in his green eyes and kissed him slightly on his cheek
"I'll be alright cowboy!" With that they parted but not before giving each other a shy kiss. Selphie sat there watching him even though the door had closed itself, she smiled to herself.
"Do you love him?" Somberele gave Selphie a motherly smile. A little startled Selphie jumped at the question she had completely forgotten that she wasn't alone in here. Irvine erased all her thoughts, she couldn't think rational when he was around.
She could get silly and would do the most crazy of things, the words that would come out of her mouth sometimes wouldn't be the ones that she intended to say "I'm I that obvious?" she asked with resignation. Somberele put up an report and looked it over, Selphie got a feeling that the doctor was laughing at her "What's so funny" Selphie demanded to know, she was getting irritated What does she know what it's like being around a man that makes your knees melt
Somberele took down the papers "Well you can get a little suspicious when a girl stares at a door where a man just left, and the door is closed" Selphie blushed her cheeks turning in to a red sunset. Selphie sighed she had no reason for being mad at the doctor she was just confused.
"I do love him the only problem is that he's so playful I never know if he's serious or not, with all the other girls I've seen him with he's self-confidence himself, when he's around me he treats me like a baby" Selphies voice had reached a complaining tone.
"I think that he's just as you are, uncertain. Because you are the one he really cares about, that makes afraid, he's to afraid to be rejected, which means in Irvines case he really cares about you" Somberele smiled at Selphie and acted as if she didn't se the red spots on Selphies cheeks.
Somberele stood up as the intercom came alive. "Doc we need your help we have some problems with intoxication" That was Nidas voice, it sounded a bit strange "You know, when I think about it I'm intoxicated too! " Selphie could hear laughter and music in the background. "Oh dear I better get down there" Somberele put her papers in a drawer.
Then she went to her locker and picked up a bag and then she turned to the girl in yellow dress "I'll be leaving now, I don't know for how long I'll be gone… will you manage?" Selphie who felt strangely calm at her words only nodded in response.
The metallic doors slid shut, with the humming familiar sound that elevators shutting. Selphie felt really calm and tranquil, she went through what had been said in her head. She had this odd feeling, warm sensation running from head to toe that she recognized as love.
Now when she was somewhat sure, no almost certain that Irvine really loved her and she was sure about her feelings as well, she began planning on how to catch him.
When Selphie had arrived to Trabia the beauty queen of Trabia had befriended her, and they had become very close friends, Selphie considered her as her sister.
Selphie in contrary to her played facade was actually well taught in the ways of seducing. The acting of sweet innocent girl was just to keep the boring and dull men away from her, she wanted an understanding and forgiving man with a sense of humor. It is also a lot easier being around people if they think you are dumb, people tend to say more then they normally would do. A smile crept up in Selphies face.
Now that she was sure she was going to catch him, she had to make sure no other girl would take him away from her. Absently tapping her finger against her chin she made up her plan First thing I got to do is get a new dress, and then an official date She smiled to herself Irvine wouldn't stand a chance. She came to the conclusion that she would take the first step so there wouldn't be any misunderstandings, and there would be no risk that Irvine would mess things up.
Suddenly there was a noise, not a very loud one just so you could barely hear it.
Selphie looked around searching for the source of the sound, when her eyes fell upon her blonde friend. At first Selphie thought that Quistis was snoring quietly, when she leaned forward she realized that her friend was sobbing, tears streaming down her cheeks and mumbling to herself.
Selphie was utterly concerned about her friend come Quisty snap out of it! All she could do now was wait and that frustrated her. Quistis was turning and mumbling for the rest of the evening, sometimes she would cry out some word not making any sense.
The Doctor had obviously a whole lot to do because she didn't show up. Selphie sat by her friend until midnight, sometimes her friends would come in checking how she was doing and how Quistis was doing. She learned from Zell that the doctor had to go into town where they had better medical equipment. Nida and some other students had mistaken Ethanol for alcohol and they were severely intoxicated. Somberele would be back in two days or maybe the day after that, in the meanwhile she would let her new and rather clumsy and a bit dimwitted assistant Mats run the show in Garden at the Infirmary. But he wouldn't show until tomorrow if he could find his way to it.
Selphie would be pretty much alone the whole night.
Selphie was almost asleep, her eyes where fluttering and she was yawning every 1 or 2 minutes. When suddenly she became very awake as the blonde lying beside her screamed.
"No please give him back!" Selphie jolted in her chair and looked at her older friend. She was twisting and turning, sweats covering her face like a thin layer of thick fluid.
"What Quisty, what do you want?" Quistis's eyelids fluttered and her face turned in grimace of pain and malice. "Stop it please! I'll let him go!" the scream was cutting through the room with a tone of razor sharp loss and pain. Selphie couldn't stand seeing her friend suffer like this I wish Doc was here she would know what to do The only thing she could do know was try to wake her friend "Wake up Quistis! Please wake up, your delirious" As she stood there she couldn't help but wonder who is him? She began shaking Quistis more violently
"Come on Quisty wake up no one will take him from you" She was just about to get some water to splash in Quistis's face when her friend opened her eyes.
The little girl let out squeek of relief and straight afterwards she bent down and giving her friend a bearhug. "Welcome back, you scared me for a second but I knew you would come around, now stay with us now… right?" Selphie said that only because she didn't want her friend to fall unconscious again.
Quistis broke away from the girl in yellow dress. Her blond bangs in a mess.
She gave her friend a grave look and caressed her cheek, with the mildest voice she could muster although grief and jealousy tainted it so the voice sounded harsh.
The former instructor and everybody's friend said "No Selphie I won't stay, I'll be resigning from Garden tomorrow" Selphie fainted for the second time in 24 hours.